“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business; it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival”—Dalai Lama

Compassion is the capacity to empathize with someone else’s suffering while at the same time experiencing a strong desire to help alleviate that suffering. The Dalai Lama asserts that compassion is the key to true happiness. The question is, in our busy and sometimes chaotic lives, how do we cultivate a practice of compassion, both for others and for ourselves? In this episode, David and his guest Jared Rosen take a deep look at potential answers to this and other related questions, with specific focus on the following topics: